What did you do to the X today?
04-06-2013, 07:08 PM
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04-06-2013, 07:20 PM
the studs my place uses are all steel studs, i stupidly bought a set of firestones from sears for my expedition and they use aluminum studs...bad idea they wear much faster. i'll be restudding next year with steel or pull them and use them on my plow truck.
sold my explorer this morning, then went to lunch with a friend. after that went to buy groceries at fred myers. busy parking lot with alot of people...so i just parked on the curb which in the summer has wood chips and crap in it..winter time it makes perfect truck parking. i came out to a 5'3" lady parking her yellow super duty right next to me...AWESOME! but the 8-14" of snow we are getting is making the roads horrible..glad i kept the snow tires on!
sold my explorer this morning, then went to lunch with a friend. after that went to buy groceries at fred myers. busy parking lot with alot of people...so i just parked on the curb which in the summer has wood chips and crap in it..winter time it makes perfect truck parking. i came out to a 5'3" lady parking her yellow super duty right next to me...AWESOME! but the 8-14" of snow we are getting is making the roads horrible..glad i kept the snow tires on!
04-06-2013, 07:24 PM
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Today we finished putting the fuel pump in and got her all buttoned up again. She's running, but still rough... Just can't seem to get this problem figured out. Oh well, next on the list of things to replace is the exhaust. Still need to get my 5 Star Y Pipe installed, new cats and probably a whole new system, its old and ugly under there...
04-06-2013, 07:40 PM
Today we finished putting the fuel pump in and got her all buttoned up again. She's running, but still rough... Just can't seem to get this problem figured out. Oh well, next on the list of things to replace is the exhaust. Still need to get my 5 Star Y Pipe installed, new cats and probably a whole new system, its old and ugly under there...
04-06-2013, 07:56 PM
Today we finished putting the fuel pump in and got her all buttoned up again. She's running, but still rough... Just can't seem to get this problem figured out. Oh well, next on the list of things to replace is the exhaust. Still need to get my 5 Star Y Pipe installed, new cats and probably a whole new system, its old and ugly under there...
04-06-2013, 08:16 PM
04-06-2013, 08:43 PM
That's true, but at the moment I have both repairs and payments on a newer vehicle! The X is paid off, but another 4 years on the Fusion. My thinking is that I can get (halfway) respectable fuel economy as well as no out of pocket repairs on a vehicle that can pull my trailer.
I'll be interested to hear how well it pulls that trailer of yours fully loaded!
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04-06-2013, 08:49 PM
Crazy, congrats on the new f-150! selling the fusion?? i've really been thinking about buying a reg cab, STX, 4x4 5.0. since that would be in my price range plus i would not be selling anything else to get it. if i could swing my boss's 2011 lariat limited with the 6.2 i would jump on that in a instant!!
04-06-2013, 08:54 PM
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Ahh see learn something new everyday. I bet I've taken that thing off/on 10 times in the last year. Most recently today when it went back on with the help of a jackstand to hold one side. Never knew what it was called, just referred to it as the shield thing behind the transmission cross member.
04-06-2013, 08:55 PM
Crazy, congrats on the new f-150! selling the fusion?? i've really been thinking about buying a reg cab, STX, 4x4 5.0. since that would be in my price range plus i would not be selling anything else to get it. if i could swing my boss's 2011 lariat limited with the 6.2 i would jump on that in a instant!!
It's going to Concord, NH next week to have the dealer figure out why it's making so much noise on the highway, and then Craigslist!
04-06-2013, 09:05 PM
Changed oil, changed antifreeze, and added a external trans filter.
Here you can see where I pulled the rubber line off that goes the trans cooler in front of the rad. Used a rubber hose and ran that to the feed side of the filter.
Than stuck the hose I pulled off the steel line onto the out port on the filter housing.
So, now the trans fluid comes out of the trans, into the radiator "cooler", into the filter, out to the external cooler in front of the radiator, than back to the trans.
Here you can see where I pulled the rubber line off that goes the trans cooler in front of the rad. Used a rubber hose and ran that to the feed side of the filter.
Than stuck the hose I pulled off the steel line onto the out port on the filter housing.
So, now the trans fluid comes out of the trans, into the radiator "cooler", into the filter, out to the external cooler in front of the radiator, than back to the trans.
04-06-2013, 09:16 PM
Yup, trying to consolidate some. It's a shame, as I really like both the Ex and the Fusion. Unfortunately I wasn't prepared for exactly how fast a 4-cylinder FWD car would depreciate or the number of things that can break on an Excursion.
It's going to Concord, NH next week to have the dealer figure out why it's making so much noise on the highway, and then Craigslist!
It's going to Concord, NH next week to have the dealer figure out why it's making so much noise on the highway, and then Craigslist!
i understand the temptation of the new f-150s. but i sold one excursion and i'll never do that again. keeping this one forever!
get lots of pics of the new truck!!
04-06-2013, 09:17 PM
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Checked and they're all tight and connected, however I would love to find a method to maybe OHM test them to see if one is bad possibly.
It just hesitates really bad. Also seems to flood (best description I can think of) when starting up sometimes.
It just hesitates really bad. Also seems to flood (best description I can think of) when starting up sometimes.
04-06-2013, 09:21 PM
I thought about that, but I drive about 2,000 miles per month, and the fuel economy difference would destroy most of the savings of not having the payment. Rough estimate is that i'd burn another $318/month in gas which would effectively negate losing a $350/month payment!
